Country United States | Nickname(s) The 'Birf | |
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Active April 1, 1996 – present Role CBRNE Consequence Management Garrison/HQ Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center Current
commander Colonel Michael L. Carter Motto Certo Occultus Hostis; ("To Fight hidden Threats") Headquarters Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center Part of United States Marine Corps Forces Command Branch United States Marine Corps Similar United States Marine C, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Unified Combatant Command, United States Army North, United States Marine C | ||
Navy admiral visits chemical biological incident response force marines
The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) is a unit in the United States Marine Corps responsible for countering the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident. They were activated in April 1996 by General Charles C. Krulak, then Commandant of the Marine Corps. The unit is based at Naval Support Facility Indian Head in Indian Head, Maryland and falls under the command of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command.
Contents
- Navy admiral visits chemical biological incident response force marines
- Mission
- History
- Awards
- References
Mission
When directed, a CBIRF unit will forward-deploy and/or respond to a credible threat of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and Unified Combat Commanders in the conduct of consequence management operations.
CBIRF accomplishes this mission by providing capabilities for agent detection and identification, casualty search and extraction, technical rescue, personnel decontamination, and emergency medical care and stabilization of contaminated victims.
History
Since its inception CBIRF has trained many local agencies. It has also had a presence at the following:
1996 Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
1996 Summer Olympic Games
1997 Denver Summit of the Eight
1997-2011 Presidential State of the Union Addresses
1999 Pope Visit to St Louis, MO
1999 NATO Summit
2001 Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
2001 Cleaned Anthrax out of the Longworth House Office Bldg in Washington, DC
2004 Ricin Incident Attack on Dirksen Senate Building
2004 Dedication of World War II Memorial
2004 Lying In State of President Ronald W. Reagan
2005 Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN
2009 Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
2011 Operation Tomodachi
2012 NATO Summit 2012
2013 Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
Awards
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
2001 - 2002 2001 - 2004 2015 - 2016 NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR 2001–Present
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE STREAMER 2001–Present
